Although not totally fall colors if you will, the recent rains out at Joshua Tree NP have brought a refreshed look and greenery to the area. Weather has become bearable once again out there as well.
It did also sadly cause flash floods leaving a lot of repair needed on roads and campgrounds. In fact, the Jumbo Rocks campground was closed when I was there Wednesday & Thursday, as well as the northeast park entrance road outside of 29 Palms. That road was closed from the northeast entrance to the "Y" intersection of the Park loop where it heads southeast toward the Cottonwood entrance. So, most of the park was open, but still a lot of money now required during difficult NPS budgets to make repairs throughout....
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0 repliesIt did also sadly cause flash floods leaving a lot of repair needed on roads and campgrounds. In fact, the Jumbo Rocks campground was closed when I was there Wednesday & Thursday, as well as the northeast park entrance road outside of 29 Palms. That road was closed from the northeast entrance to the "Y" intersection of the Park loop where it heads southeast toward the Cottonwood entrance. So, most of the park was open, but still a lot of money now required during difficult NPS budgets to make repairs throughout....